Michael McClure, Poetry Workshop, June 1978. In his second class, McClure asks students to tell jokes and engage in conversation using the poetry deck they created in the first class. McClure then leads the students in a sonnet exercise, discussing the history of the sonnet in Italian and English. This is class 2 of 5.
Second half of a reading with Allen Ginsberg and Michael McClure, featuring Ginsberg songs "Guru Blues," and "Gospel Noble Truths," a few Ginsberg poems, and two poems by McClure. (Continued from 76p107.) Keywords: New American Poetry, beat movement, West Coast poetry, music and literature
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From a program recorded on July 6, 1989, Charles Amirkhanian’s guest is the noted poet Michael McClure, who in addition to his own literary prowess, is also a connoisseur of a diverse range of musical expression, as will be understood by the time he finishes playing selections from his favorite commercial recordings. Who else would mix Beethoven and Monteverdi with Funkadelic, and the Talking Heads? Whether listening to Jorge Demus in Brahms’ “Four Serious Songs,” Thelonious Monk...
Topics: KPFA-FM, Morning Concert series, Music, Interview, Popular Music, Classical Music
Michael McClure, Poetry Workshop, July 1978. Michael McClure continues his series of workshops focusing on exercises that make use of decks of cards with words on them. In this class, McClure discusses his invented "beast language," relates a story about making a boxing poster of Jean Harlowe and Billy the Kid, and briefly discusses Rimbaud and Lorca before working with the word decks. This is class 4 of 5.
Second half of a Michael McClure and Clark Coolidge reading. Coolidge concludes his reading of his poem, "American Ones." (Continued from 77P106)
A Michael McClure and Steven Taylor performance. McClure reads from his book Huge Dreams and performs Zen poems with musical accompaniment by Steven Taylor.
A "Visiting poetics" class by Michael McClure in June, 1976. McClure teaches "word deck exercises" and gives the class an assignment involving William Blake's song "The tyger." A class discussion about the exercises follows.
Second half of a reading with Allen Ginsberg and Michael McClure, featuring Ginsberg songs "Guru Blues," and "Gospel Noble Truths," a few Ginsberg poems, and two poems by McClure. (Continued from 76p107.)
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Topics: New American Poetry, West Coast poetry, beat movement, music and literature
First half of a Michael McClure and Clark Coolidge reading. McClure reads a selection of Beat poems. Coolidge begins reading a long poem, about an hour in length, entitled "American ones." (Continues on 77P107)
Second half of a reading with Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, and Michael McClure with musical accompaniment by Steven Taylor. McClure reads "Action philosophy," "Where are the snows of Hollywood?," and other poems. (Continued from 89P162)
Michael McClure, Poetry Workshop, June 1978. McClure introduces the students to a method of poetic composition called a "spider," involving dividing one hundred words basic to one's life, under the headings of the five senses. After describing the exercise, student s write their own spiders and discuss them. This is class 1 of 5.
First half of a reading with Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, and Michael McClure with musical accompaniment by Steven Taylor. Ginsberg sings two songs and reads "Plutonium ode," "Guru blues," and other selections. Waldman's performance includes "Her night" and "De sueno al sueno." (Continued on 89P163)
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First part of a reading by Allen Ginsberg and Michael McClure. Anne Waldman introduces the reading that includes Ginsberg performing "Howl," "A Strange New Cottage in Berkeley," and "Supermarket in California." McClure reads "For the Death of 100 Whales," "Jaguar Skies," and "Dark Brown." (Continued on 76p108.)
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Topics: New American Poetry, West Coast poetry, beat movement, music and literature
First half of a Michael McClure lecture about the origins of theater. He discusses the relationship between plays and poetry, his concept of "beast language" and his own plays, "The feast," "The beard" and "Josephine the mouse singer." (Continues on 89P134)
Michael McClure, Poetry Workshop, July 1978. McClure begins by pointing to a language of crisis in a sonnet by Keats and by Shelley, discussing the "systemless system" of a two-year old girl and of poetry, and describing Keats' notion of negative capability. Students read exercises in which a deck of words provides the vocabulary of a poem, and McClure gives a new assignment, to put together a word deck that creates a biographical portrait. This is class 3 of 5.
Second half of a Michael McClure lecture about the origins of theater. He discusses the relationship between plays and poetry, his concept of "beast language" and his own plays, "The feast," "The beard" and "Josephine the mouse singer." (Continued from 89P133)
Michael McClure, Poetry Workshop, July 1978. McClure concludes his series of classes with exercises that use the word deck to create stories. In addition to asking the students to read and discuss each other's word deck stories, McClure discusses Byron's "Don Juan," Burroughs' cut-up method, Mallarme's poem "Throw of the dice," and warns that the word deck exercise is too simple to generate poetry by itself. This is class 5 of 5.
On the occasion of the 100th birth of Frederick Meyer, founder of California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC), Charles Amirkhanian talks with two faculty members, Robert Forth, artist and Director of Academic Affairs, and Michael McClure, poet and playwright. Founded in 1907, CCAC (known now as the California College of the Arts) has always offered innovative and unconventional programs for artists, and prides itself on its creative faculty and experimental approach to art and art education....
Topics: KPFA-FM, Ode to Gravity series, CCAC, CCA, Interview, Modern Art, Art Schools
Nagged by guilt over breaking a wine glass at a party, I selflessly call the host (my friend’s friend) to fess up and offer a replacement glass. iTunes Google Play
When I discover Jack is in my town, my city, Chi-town, Chicago, Illinois, without telling me, I decide to be the bigger man and reach out to him. iTunes Google Play
Dillon has always adored the dresser in my room. I call him to let him know I’m giving it to him. Just like that. iTunes Google Play
After accidentally Google-ing “ISIS” on my Verizon smartphone, I call my friends to remind them–and any government agents now listening to my calls– that I, selflessly, stand against ISIS. iTunes Google Play
I let Dillon know I’m giving him a 50% equity stake in the streaming music app we conceptualized together, and outline exactly what I expect of him in return. iTunes Google Play
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We decided to do our own, individual podcasts to let you know for whom we're voting, and why. This is Unc's version of that. And whomever you decide to support in this election, it is crucial to GET OUT AND VOTE!
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Is Social Media dead? Unc and Phew take us through the paces of this dynamic and wide-ranging conversation about the current state of Facebook, Twitter, SnapChat and the other major social platforms that have consumed so many of us...
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We decided to do our own, individual podcasts to let you know for whom we're voting, and why. This is Phew's version of that. And whomever you decide to support in this election, it is crucial to GET OUT AND VOTE!
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Phew shares yule stories from his idyllic youth. Unc examines the inky void that is his very soul.
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Even though Phew is unmarriable (we know, "duh, so obvious"), it doesn't run in the family, as proven when Phew's little sister Kayleigh got hitched recently! There's nothing quite as sweet and weirdly poignant as a Lemon family wedding. Unc shot the whole thing up with the camera while Phew busted a move (and more) on the dance floor. Listen as Phew and Unc hash out the moments that range from the touching to the pants-splitting. Click on the link above to listen in
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In this episode, Unc and Phew debate the pros and cons of Crossfit vs yoga, Unc's passion for preaching the gospel at strip clubs and the demonic implications of the devil's footwear: flip flops. Yes, you read all of that correctly. We know you want to listen. We dare you. Just click on the link above to listen to the ridiculousness
While my girlfriend tries on clothes I fight off boredom in the boyfriend waiting area. iTunes Google Play
After selflessly buying James a surprise cruise for his birthday, I rally the guys to do the right thing and pay me back for their share of the present. iTunes Google Play
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May 29, 2019
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Welcome to Episode 1 of our podcast! In this show, we talk about how Phew destroyed Unc's comedy dreams , Unc's being named Michigan State's #1 basketball fan, Phew's unemployable dual major in college, how maybe we need to start being nice to each other and and a bunch of other stuff. Click the link above to listen in, and thanks for checking us out
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The world has truly turned into a ball of confusion for many. Who to believe? What to believe? Who can you trust? Recent events have made it fairly clear that large swaths of the media are no longer objective. In some cases, it's almost comically obvious. Click on the link above to listen to Unc and Phew kick this one around
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May 29, 2019
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Unc is homeless, in a driving rainstorm. Listen in and he and Phew demonstrate just how white, and just how privileged, they really are. ;)
Fearing the worst when Dillon doesn’t return my calls about investing in my new, highly disruptive app idea, I start the groundwork of forming a search party. iTunes Google Play Advertisements
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Phew heads west, young man. There, he attends a conference, checks out the Hollywood comedy scene & other stuff. Unc self-determines he might have issues.
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Jonathan Haidt said it perfectly: "If you haven't been on a college campus since 2013, you have no idea how bad it's gotten." Listen to the radical stuff happening at today's institutions of higher learning. Click on the link above to listen in
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Singularity theory, the launch of YourBallBand.com and Trump's Executive Orders. The perfect mixture.
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Phew thinks Star Wars is the best thing, like, EVER. Unc still can't figure out what all the buzz is about. And other stuff.
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Every thinking person knows that Obama is the best or worst POTUS of all-time. Unc and Phew decide to get into the octagon and battle it out to see what the truth really is on this red-hot topic.
I selflessly offer Jonny free entrance to see my buddy Ben’s band play at Lincoln Hall. iTunes Google Play
With my girlfriend’s birthday coming up I selflessly call her roommate/best friend to brainstorm ideas for a surprise party. Unfortunately we have very different visions. iTunes Google Play
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First came Beetlemania. The hot new thing all the cool kids are doing today? Of course, it's Hitlermania. Whether goose-stepping down Main Street or sieg heiling on Wall Street, everyone seems to be caught up in this awesome new fad that is sweeping the nation. Listen in as Unc and Phew do their best to dissect this craze and unpack all of its wonderful implications. Click on the link above to listen
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May 29, 2019
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In this episode, Unc and Phew start off by discussing frequent inappropriate thoughts, but then Phew brings up Boaty McBoatface and they go off on a series of tangents that end up in a serious political conversation about how it's no longer possible to have serious political conversations. Phew shares some chilling examples from the mean streets of Chicago. Click the link above to listen
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In this episode, Unc and Phew attempt to blindside each other with unexpected topics. The end result is a free flowing cavalcade of stories, anecdotes, and–of course–admissions of idiocy and self-loathing. Highlights include being the 29th ranked Starbucks consumer on the planet in 2011, the dangers of two-wheeled transportation, yelling obscenities into open car windows, being an evil–but unfailingly polite–child, the Hockenheim Maneuver, enforcing the cultural norms of German trains,...
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It seems that every day (literally) there is a new scandal the emerges relating to the 2016 American presidential election. We did some research, trying to locate an objective, succinct summary of ALL of the scandals relating to each of the candidates. And we couldn't find one. So we created one ourselves. GET the 2016 Election Scandal Scoresheet!
With the conference of my life coming up in Ontario, and my so-called “friends” unavailable to babysit my pet fish, Cilus, I resort to drastic measures to make sure my buttercup is safe while I’m gone. iTunes Google Play
After realizing I wasn’t getting much use out of the star I’d purchased the naming rights to many years ago, I set about trying to return it. iTunes Google Play
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In this episode, Unc and Phew discuss one of the true highlights of Unc's life: being named America's #1 Michigan State basketball fan. Because of that, Unc was asked to help AT&T promote the 2015 Final Four in Indianapolis. Of course, he brought Phew along, along with two of Unc's best friends. Click on the link above to hear of the nuttiness that ensued, including hangin' with Shaq...
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Episode 2 of the podcast. With call-ins from Jonny, Dc, and James.
Topics: Mike Sitting Down, Mike, Sitting Down, humor, podcast
